Dog Sees God

[guiltyone91]

Posted: 7/27/09 at 5:31pm

I'm auditioning for a college production of Dog Sees God, and I'm wondering, even though the audition called for a dramatic monologue, can I get away with a comedic one? I've looked, and I haven't really found one that I can latch onto. Now I have some comedic one that are essentially dramatic, with comedic touches or comedic in tone. Does anyone think this is okay or know of any audition monologues that are appropiate for Dog Sees God?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/28/09 at 4:52pm

I LOVE Adam's monologue from "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute... the one about Picasso that's late in the play. Nice mix of drama and comedy.

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 7/28/09 at 11:23pm

If it says dramatic do dramatic. You will look really ignorant if you come in there trying to make them laugh.

[SarahBeth]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 12:13pm

A nice monologue full of teen angst would work well. I'm auditioning for this too in the spring.

[PastorErnst]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 10:34pm

I agree with, BroadwayBound062. If the audition calls for a dramatic monologue, CHOOSE A DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE!

[theatremom4]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 11:27pm

If you walk into an audition that specifically asks for a dramatic monologue and do a comedic one (even if you knock the comedic monologue out of the park) the director sees three things:

1. You didn't follow directions.
2. You are comfortable doing comedy.
3. You must not be comfortable with drama, since you chose to do comedy when specifically asked to do a dramatic monologue.

Keep looking. You'll find something appropriate.
Break a leg!

[guiltyone91]

Posted: 8/3/09 at 6:33pm

Well does anyone know of a site or something where I can find good monologues? Because in my small town, our Books-A-Million, who hardly has anything most of the time, nor library do not have many plays or books with monologues.